馄饨 (húntun) · wonton

Measure Word

一个馄饨 gè

Meanings

1 wonton

Made with

About the dish

Dumplings of very thin wheat wrapper around a little minced pork, served in light broth with scallion, seaweed and often tiny dried shrimp. In Sichuan, called 抄手, they often come in chili oil instead.

Usually contains wheat and shellfish

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

她喜欢在寒冷的冬天喝馄饨汤。

Tā xǐhuan zài hánlěng de dōngtiān hē húntun tāng.

She likes to drink wonton soup on cold winter days.

HSK 5

妈妈今天早上包了一锅馄饨。

Māma jīntiān zǎoshang bāo le yì guō húntun.

Mom made a pot of wontons this morning.

HSK 7-9

这家店的招牌是虾仁馄饨。

Zhè jiā diàn de zhāopai shì xiārén húntun.

This shop's signature dish is shrimp wonton.

Tips

culture

馄饨 is a staple throughout China, known regionally as 抄手 in Sichuan and 云吞 in Cantonese. The name 馄饨 is thought to derive from 混沌, ancient chaos - a cosmic origin story for the humble dumpling.